Table 3 Sources of, difficulties and preferences in accessing SRH information for youth with disabilities (n, %)

Main sources

Teachers

95 (60.1)

126 (60.0)

56 (51.9)

186(73.5)

91(41.4)^***

143(53.4)

134 (65.4)^**

277 (58.6)

Peers/classmates/friends

55 (34.8)

84 (40.6)

22 (20.4)^**

96(37.9)

65(29.5)

92(34.3)

69(33.7)

161 (34.0)

Internet

58 (36.7)

64 (30.9)

38 (35.2)

77(30.4)

83(37.7)

103(38.4)

57(27.8)^*

160 (33.8)

Parents

51 (32.3)

66 (31.9)

30 (27.8)

89(35.2)

58(26.4)^*

61(22.8)

86(42.0)^***

147 (31.1)

Books/magazines

47 (29.7)

54 (26.1)

26 (24.1)

74(29.2)

53(24.1)

70(26.1)

57(27.8)

127 (26.8)

TV/ broadcast/radio

39 (24.7)

37 (17.9)

28 (25.9)

52(20.6)

52(23.6)

67(25.0)

37(18.0)

104 (22.0)

Professionals/hotline

22 (13.9)

30 (14.5)

12 (11.1)

33(13.0)

31(14.1)

34(12.7)

30(14.6)

64 (13.5)

Siblings/relatives

6 (3.8)

22 (10.6)

8 (7.4)

19(7.5)

17(7.7)

19(7.1)

17(8.3)

36 (7.6)

Posters /exhibitions

4 (2.5)

17 (8.2)

5 (4.6)

20(7.9)

6(2.7)^*

16(6.0)

10(4.9)

26 (5.5)

None of the above listed

5 (3.2)

17 (8.2)

11 (10.2)

9(3.6)

24(10.9)^**

19(7.1)

14(6.8)

33 (7.0)

Barriers

Unaware of the sources

51(32.3)

77 (37.2)

24 (22.2)^**

62(24.5)

90(40.9)^***

84(31.3)

68(33.2)

152 (32.1)

Feeling embarrassed

45 (28.5)

85 (41.1)

36 (33.3)^*

79(31.2)

87(39.5)

75(28.0)

91(44.4)^***

166 (35.1)

Getting little from school

29 (18.4)

57 (27.5)

21 (19.4)

68(26.9)

39(18.0)^*

65(24.3)

42(20.5)

107 (22.6)

Hard to understand

24 (15.2)

45 (21.7)

18 (16.7)

45(17.8)

42(19.1)

49(18.3)

38(18.5)

87 (18.4)

Lack appropriate books

26 (16.5)

34 (16.4)

20 (18.5)

39(15.4)

41(18.6)

44(16.4)

36(17.6)

80 (16.9)

Conservative parents

18 (11.4)

31 (15.0)

14 (13.0)

38(15.0)

25(11.4)

29(10.8)

34(16.6)

63 (13.3)

SRH information needs

Reproductive system

67(42.4)

58(28.4)

18(16.8)^***

80(31.9)

63(28.9)

93(35.0)

50(24.6)^*

143(30.5)

Puberty changes/health care

99(62.7)

136(66.7)

52(48.0)^**

163(64.9)

124(56.9)

157(59.0)

130(64.4)

287(61.2)

Friendship/love/marriage

85(53.8)

80(39.2)

46(43.0)^*

128(51.0)

83(38.1)^**

125(47.0)

86(42.4)

211(45.0)

Pregnancy and childbirth

49(31.0)

53(26.0)

18(16.8)^*

78(31.1)

42(19.3)^**

58(21.8)

62(30.4)^*

120(25.6)

Contraception and abortion

53(33.5)

66(32.4)

14(13.1)^***

86(34.3)

47(21.6)^**

62(23.3)

71(35.0)^**

133(28.4)

STIs/HIV/AIDS prevention

68(43.0)

85(41.7)

27(25.2)^**

99(39.4)

81(37.2)

94(35.3)

86(42.4)

180(38.4)

Sexual harassment/abuse/

self-protection

67(42.4)

100(49.0)

28(26.2)^***

121(48.2)

74(33.9)^**

86(32.3)

109(53.7)^***

195(41.6)

Sexual orientation

34(21.5)

39(19.1)

12(11.2)

59(23.5)

26(11.9)^**

35(13.2)

50(24.6)^**

85(18.1)

Preferred sources

Parents

43(27.2)

68(33.0)

45(41.7)^*

93(36.9)

63(28.6)

71(26.6)

85(41.5)^***

156(33.1)

School/teachers

86(54.4)

131(63.6)

53(49.1)^*

163(64.7)

107(48.6)^***

146(54.7)

124(60.5)

270(57.2)

Peers/classmates/friends

55(34.8)

86(41.7)

29(26.9)^*

92(36.5)

78(35.5)

95(35.6)

75(36.6)

170(36.0)

Internet

91(57.6)

93(45.1)

46(42.6)^*

112(44.4)

118(53.6)^*

142(53.2)

88(42.9)^*

230(48.7)

Community

15(9.5)

30(14.6)

9(8.3)

31(12.3)

23(10.5)

27(10.1)

27(13.2)

54(11.4)

Hospital

45(28.5)

59(28.6)

23(21.3)

77(30.6)

50(22.7)

55(20.6)

72(35.1)^***

127(26.9)

Preferred ways

Class/lecture

83(52.5)

117(56.8)

43(40.6)^*

163(65.2)

80(36.4)^***

120(44.9)

123(60.6)^***

243(51.7)

Discussion/activity

41(25.9)

84(40.8)

26(24.5)^**

101(40.4)

50(22.7)^***

81(30.3)

70(34.5)

151(32.1)

TV/video

53(33.5)

78(37.7)

33(31.1)

75(30.0)

89(40.5)^*

97(36.3)

67(33.0)

164(34.9)

Books/newspaper

56(35.4)

96(46.6)

46(43.4)

103(41.2)

95(43.2)

98(36.7)

100(49.3)^**

198(42.1)

Broadcast/audio

56(35.4)

19(9.2)

13(12.3)^***

27(10.8)

61(27.7)^***

58(21.7)

30(14.8)

88(18.7)

Poster/exhibition

8(5.1)

47(22.8)

8(7.55)^***

30(12.0)

33(15.0)

33(12.4)

30(14.8)

63(13.4)

Internet

49(31.0)

57(27.7)

43(40.6)

77(30.8)

72(32.7)

91(34.1)

58(28.6)

149(31.7)

Counseling

23(14.6)

12(5.8)

13(12.3)^*

36(14.4)

12(5.45)^**

17(6.4)

31(15.3)^**

48(10.2)